They will be joined by clergy from Newtown and representatives from Families of Victims of Homicide, according to a spokesman for the legislature's Democratic majority.

Barton and Rodriguez-Torrent, 2008 graduates of Pomperaug High School, were bicycling cross-country last summer. The pair were among the crowd attending a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" Batman film when James Holmes, 24, allegedly burst into the theater and opened fire.

Twelve people were killed and nearly 60 others injured.

Barton was shot in the neck and chest and Rodriguez-Torrent's friend from Aurora suffered a head wound.

The gun violence working group is part of a broader legislative effort to examine Connecticut's firearms, school security and mental health policies following the pre-Christmas shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.